bribing

verb

present participle of bribe
as in seducing
to influence someone with a bribe meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public

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Recent Examples of bribing In August, Likud’s attorneys accused the AID Coalition of bribing voters, and brought legal action to try to block its efforts. — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026 Joseph Livreri and his brother Anthony Livreri pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery after being charged with bribing a former New York City buildings commissioner who was part of Eric Adams' Democratic administration. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 Lucienne, a mountain girl charmed by Ortiz, eased their passage by bribing the right gendarme. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 At a press conference Thursday afternoon, LeVota denied the allegations but identified Legislator DaRon McGee as the candidate that federal prosecutors are accusing LeVota of bribing. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Rand Paul, in particular, seems bent on getting Fauci prosecuted for allegedly bribing and coercing intelligence officials to aid in his cover-up. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 They are charged with wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests and money laundering conspiracy for allegedly bribing Beasley to manipulate his performance. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Similar raids by the feds at addresses tied to then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and then-San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo eventually led to criminal indictments against both politicians, as well as the businessmen accused of bribing them. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribing
  1. seducing
  2. luring
  3. buying
  4. persuading
  5. corrupting
  6. enticing
  7. having
  8. poisoning
Verb
  • Adva Lavie, an OnlyFans model, already is facing criminal charges in Los Angeles County for allegedly seducing and stealing from rich men.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of seducing
Verb
  • For film, the roadmap covers support for luring large-scale location shoots, backing for international co-productions built on Japanese IP and tougher anti-piracy measures.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • While the paydays are still well short of those in the men’s league, clubs are luring foreign players with tax-free salaries and expat perks.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of luring
Verb
  • Before buying or booking anything, make sure to keep final approval, set spending limits and check a merchant’s cancellation and return policies.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Demographics help explain who is buying; culture helps explain why.
    — Radoslav Nedelchev, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of buying
Verb
  • The piece suggests the ad was aimed less at persuading undecided voters than at energizing the Republican base.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The trick involves persuading electrons to abandon their individuality and form quantum partnerships known as Cooper pairs.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuading
Verb
  • But there’s a difference between drinking before entering the ring once and corrupting bullfighting for years.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Documentarian Alex Gibney is no stranger to dissections of corrupting power — from his feature dives into Enron, Elizabeth Holmes and Scientology.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrupting
Verb
  • Justin Perez, 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts took a plea deal on Monday in Rockville Superior Court, pleading guilty to charges of risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The seminary student and educator has also been critical of his own party — calling it out for ineptitude, leaving voters behind — and arguing that anti-establishment messaging is enticing to Latinos who have been spurned by both major parties.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of enticing
Verb
  • For Florida seniors managing complex health conditions, pharmacy access is about more than having a counter nearby.
    — L. Prather McKinnon, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Department of Labor lists the company as having between 250 – 499 employees.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of having
Verb
  • May says national polarization is poisoning the atmosphere locally.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • James Folta considers how generative AI is poisoning the literary well for everyone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of poisoning

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